Google IO 2020 has been canceled over coronavirus, though it might live on digitally
Google IO 2020, which was slated to run from May 12-14, has been canceled over coronavirus concerns. The physical event, anyway, as it might live on in digital form.
“Over the coming weeks, [Google] will explore other ways to evolve Google IO to best connect with our developer community” according to an official statement emailed to confirmed attendees, which tech expert Nate Harris tweeted (below):
Google I/O canceled due to #Corvid19 , conference will be remote instead @AndroidPolice @arstechnica @Google @googledevs #GoogleIO pic.twitter.com/YyQ2c8mTIPMarch 3, 2020
While this means a physical event won’t be held, Google IO 2020 could still go on as a digital conference – an emerging alternative as the threat of a spreading coronavirus has pushed events like MWC 2020 to cancel outright and GDC 2020 to be indefinitely postponed. Nvidia GTC 2020, for instance, will have all its panels and keynotes streamed digitally according to its original schedule.
Anyone who purchased tickets will get a full refund by March 13, 2020, per the statement. Anyone who was registered for this year’s show will be able to buy tickets for next year’s Google IO 2021.
As recently as February 28, Google confirmed to Verge executive editor Dieter Bohn that Google IO 2020 would still be held physically, and had been notifying ticket winners in the days leading up.
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Google IO 2020, which was slated to run from May 12-14, has been canceled over coronavirus concerns. The physical event, anyway, as it might live on in digital form. “Over the coming weeks, [Google] will explore other ways to evolve Google IO to best connect with our developer community” according…
